Intel’s new second-gen XeSS 2 upscaling tech with Frame Generation matches Nvidia’s DLSS for features and might have the edge on AMD’s FSR

Intel has just unleashed its second-gen gaming GPUs, codenamed Battlemage and kicking off with the Arc B580 and B570 graphics cards. We’re a little disappointed that they’re only aiming at Nvidia’s low-end RTX 4060 for now. But when it comes to features and tech, if anything Battlemage looks to have the edge on AMD. And…

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Monster Hunter Wilds game director says the beta’s missing hitstop has already been tweaked, thanks to ‘very positive feedback’ from hitstop-hungry veteran hunters

Back in the Monster Hunter Wilds open beta, something felt off. No, I don’t mean the inconsistent framerates or the outbreak of polygonal origami monsters. I mean the baffling decrease in hitstop—an animation technique that intentionally pauses combat animations at the frame where an attack makes contact to add an additional sense of impact. Luckily,…

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OLED displays with up to five times better lifespan may be on their way sooner than you think, thanks to a manufacturing breakthrough

OLED gaming monitors in the very near future could well be substantially better than those in current use, if the claims of a display manufacturer are to be believed. Applied Materials’ new manufacturing process, called MAX OLED, is purported to result in up to three times more brightness and a lifespan five times better than…

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